The Late 5: Police dismiss 4 SARS operatives over robbery accusations, JAMB remits N7.8bn to FG and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Nigeria Police has approved the dismissal of four policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged robbery and other crimes. Spokesperson for Zone 2 Command, CSP Dolapo Badmus, who confirmed the development on Sunday, said AIG Adamu Ibrahim, in charge of the... Read More

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August 3, 2016

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No law stipulates that soldiers, policemen should board trains without ticket – NRC

The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Wednesday said men of the police force, military and para-military should not board its Ogun/Lagos Mass Transit Train (MTTS) without ticket. The Lagos Railway District Manager, Jerry Oche, gave the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Oche said nobody was... Read More

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August 14, 2014

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Take a ride through Nigeria’s new railway revolution (YNaija Long Read)

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Dele Oyebanji is a young man who lives in a neighbourhood near the Mushin train station in Lagos. He gets to see trains come and go everyday, but he has never been in a train before. Like Dele, many people in Lagos are not accustomed to getting around by train. Most people... Read More

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August 26, 2013

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Ochereome Nnanna: The return of the trains from Lagos to the North

by Ochereome Nnanna Bearing in mind that until a couple of years ago Nigeria was totally railway immobile, the resumption of aggressive railway transportation and the very promising master plan the Federal Minister of Transport, Alhaji Idris Umar unveiled during the Ministerial Platform, Nigeria is, indeed, on the march again. There is an old, simple... Read More

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November 8, 2012

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TICKER: 4 injured as trains collide in Lagos (PHOTO)

Many passengers escaped death when two trains collided in Lagos on Wednesday. Four people were however injured. It was learnt that the accident was due to the absence of signal operator at the Mushin Station terminus in Lagos. An eyewitness, who identified herself simply as Bisi, said when one of the trains, which was coming... Read More

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